As part of its mission to improve the availability and quality of information on funding to microfinance, CGAP has completed the first survey of major cross-border funding for microfinance. The results help the industry understand where money for microfinance comes from, how it is used, and where it goes. All data provided is self-reported and, with few exceptions, is as of December 2007 and was collected from April to August 2008. 54 funders committed $11.7 billion to microfinance, out of which $2.5 billion was disbursed in 2007.
Individual Funder Snapshots provide detailed funder-specific information benchmarked to peer groups. The following funders agreed to disclose their snapshots.
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AECID (pdf 432KB)
Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 465 million USD
At A Glance:
• Among top five DFIs and top seven funders worldwide
• Focus on lower middle income countries
• Largest funder in LAC
• Focus on hard currency debt
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AfDB (pdf 402KB)
Peer Group: Multilateral Development Banks and UN Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 429 million USD
At A Glance:
• 9th funder out of 54 donors and investors (committed amounts)
• Largest funder in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2nd largest in MENA
• Strong focus on retail level
• Two-thirds of retail-level projects include a capacity building component
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CIDA (pdf 412KB)
Peer Group: Bilateral Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 356 million USD
At A Glance:
• 2nd largest bilateral agency out of 13 (total committed amounts); after DFID
• 13th funder out of 54 donors and investors (total committed amounts)
• Focus on low income countries
• Strong focus on South Asia (53% of committed funds)
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EBRD (pdf 428KB)
Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 745 million USD
At A Glance:
• Second largest DFI
• Largest funder in ECA
• Focus on direct investments
• Very fast growth over the past two years
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EC (pdf 409KB)
Peer Group: Multilateral Development Banks and UN Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 223 million USD
At A Glance:
•16th funder out of 54 donors and investors (committed amounts)
•Leading grant provider in peer group
•Strong focus on retail level and capacity building
•Much smaller average project size than peers
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Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 376 million USD
At A Glance:
• 4th largest DFI in terms of outstanding portfolio; 1st DFI in MENA
• Very fast growth since 2005
• Larger average investment size than peers
• Focus on direct investments
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FMO (pdf 439KB)
Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 347 million USD
At A Glance:
• Second largest DFI in SSA, EAP and SA
• Very fast growth over the past two years
• Relatively high concentration in top five MFIs
• Emphasis on long-term loans and local currency loans
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GTZ (pdf, 393KB)
Peer Group: Bilateral Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 228 million USD
At A Glance:
• 3rd largest bilateral agency out of 13 (total committed amounts); after DFID and CIDA
• More focus on Sub-Saharan Africa than peers (47% compared to 27.7%)
• Greater emphasis on policy/macro level than peers
• All micro level projects include a capacity building component
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IFAD (pdf 397KB)
Peer Group: Multilateral Development Banks and UN Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 793 million USD
At A Glance:
• 4th funder out of 54 donors and investors (committed amounts)
• Among top 5 funders in SSA, EAP, SA, and MENA
• More focus on SSA than other funders
• Smaller average project size than peers
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KfW(pdf 440KB)
Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 1,023 million USD
At A Glance:
• Largest DFI for the last three years
• One of only two DFIs working in all regions (with IFC)
• Higher average investment size than peers
• More local currency loans than peers
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MIF (pdf 431KB)
Peer Group: Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Total Committed Amount: 52 million USD
At A Glance:
• One of only two DFIs with an exclusive focus in one region
• Smaller average investment size than other DFIs
• Significant growth in equity investments Longer debt maturity than peers
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Peer Group: Investors
Total Committed Amount: 316 million USD
At A Glance:
• One of only four investors working in all regions
• 7th largest investor in terms of outstanding portfolio
• 1st investor in terms of number of recipients
• Much smaller investment size than peers
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SDC (pdf 422KB)
Peer Group: Bilateral Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 78 million USD
At A Glance:
• 6th largest bilateral agency (total committed amounts)
• One of only 2 bilateral agencies using a diversified range of instruments
• Slightly lower average project size than peers
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UNCDF (pdf 415 KB)
Peer Group: Multilateral Development Banks and UN Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 30 million USD
At a Glance:
• All funds committed in low income countries
• Strong focus on Sub Saharan Africa
• Grants are the main instrument, while peers provide mostly debt
• All projects at the retail level include a capacity building component
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World Bank (pdf 389KB)
Peer Group: Multilateral Development Banks and UN Agencies
Total Committed Amount: 961 million USD
At A Glance:
• 3rd funder out of 54 donors and investors (total committed amounts)
• Among top 5 funders in SA, ECA, and EAP
• Strong focus in SA, relatively less in SSA compared to peers
• 2/3rds of projects at the retail level include a capacity building component |
